Drawer skid for sink cabinets and base cabinets



i Aug. 5, 1952 BUCHY ET AL 2,606,091

DRAWER SKID FOR SINK CABINETS AND BASE CABINETS 2 SHEET SSHEET 1 FiledMay 5, 1948 mr Egoza. lows 0R6 vo /Y 2o HENRY MAR/0N ATTO/VE) DRAWERSKID FOR SINK CABINETS AND BASE-CABINETS Filed May '5, 1948 A g- 1952 L.G. BUCHY ET AL 2 SHEETSSHEET 2 v Q 1 I JNVENTORS zou/s GEORGE auzwr QM19. EM

ATTOR/Vfy Patented Aug. 5, 1952 DRAWER SKID FOR SINK CABINETSv AND BASECABINETS Louis George Buchy and Henry Marion, Connorsville, Ind.,assignors to Avco Manufacturing Corporation, Detroit, Mich., acorporation of Delaware Application May 5, 1948, Serial No. 25,214

4 Claims.

This invention relates to cabinet and drawer apparatus and moreparticularly to a novel cabinet construction in which the cabinet drawerslide and drawer guide members are provided with a novel skid devicewhich may be quickly and easily assembled in large scale production. Bythis invention there is provided a cabinetdrawer arrangement in which askid member may be secured in a fixed position without the use of screwsor rivets and which may be assembled in a fraction of the timeheretofore necessary and may be constructed more economically thancabinets utilizing'drawer skids now known in the .art. f

An object of this invention is to provide a cabinet-drawer assemblyhaving drawer skids and which may be quickly and economically assembled.

Another object of this invention is to provide a novel drawer skidassembly in which the drawer skid may be retained in a fixed position inassembled relationship without the use of rivets, screws or otherfastening means.

A further object of this invention is to provide a novel drawer-skidassembly in which the skid and skid retaining members each includerelatively wide and relatively narrow portions which facilitate rapidassembly and in which the narrow portions of the skid and skid retainingmembers cooperate to retain the drawer skid in a fixed position withoutthe use of screws or rivets.

The novel features that we consider characteristic of our invention areset forth in the appended claims. The invention itself, however, both asto its organization and method of operation, together with additionalobjects and advantages thereof, will best be understood from thefollowing description of a specific embodiment thereof when read inconjunction with the accompanying drawings in which:

Fig. l is a perspective View partiallyv in section of a'portion of acabinet illustrating a drawer assembly constructed in accordance withthe principles of this invention.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a portion of a drawer guide and skidmember. in which the drawer guide and skid are shown in disassembledrelationship.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the guide and skid of Fig. 2 inpartially assembled relationhsip.

Fig. 4 is a partially sectional view of a portion of a drawer showingthe drawer, drawer guide, drawer slide and skid member in fullyassembled relationship.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a portion of a drawer and drawer slideillustrating a drawer slide and a unitary skid in disassembled relation.

Fig. 6 is a sectional view taken along the line of 6-6 of Fig. 5, andshowing the drawer slide and skid in partially assembled relationship.

Fig.7 is a partially sectional view of the unitary skid shown in Fig.- 5in completely assembled relationshipgwith a drawer guide.

Referring to Figs. 1 through 4, there is shown a cabinet Ill having adrawer l l slidably mounted therein. A drawer guide-I2 is secured tocabinet panel [3 in, any suitable manner as by welding, riveting or byscrews and brackets (not shown). Guide member [2 is preferably formed ofa single sheet of metal and includes a horizontal flange or bottom wallI4, 2. vertical side wall IS, a horizontal flange, or top wall 16, and averticle flange l'i (see-Fig. 4). As shown, a portion of wall is andflanges l6 and I1 are cut away near the front of the cabinet for apurpose hereafter more fully explained. While only a single drawer guideI2 is illustrated in Fig; 1, it will be readily understoodthattwo'similar-guides are used and that such guides are disposed in thecabinet so that they extend; in a direction from front to rear ofthecabinet on opposite sides of drawer H.

Figures 2 and 3'illustrate'indetail the construction and method by whicha skid member I8 may quickly and economically be assembled and retainedin'a fixed position on the drawer guide-"To accomplish this result,drawer guide [2 is provided with an opening in its vertical wall i5,said opening including a relatively wide portion. i9 and a relativelynarrow portion 26. While the preferred type of opening consists of aT-slot as illustrated, this opening need not be limited to a T-slot perse but may consist of any opening having relatively wide and relativelynarrow portions adapted to cooperate with a drawer skid ashereafter-explained. Skid member l8 includes relatively wide portions 2!and 22 with a relatively narrow or reduced portion 23 formedintermediate portions 2| and 22. By this construction skid l8 may besimply'mounted in place after the'drawer guide members have beenmountedin the cabinet. As shown in Fig. 3, this result is accomplishedby merely inserting the relatively wide portion 22 of skid l8 into therelatively wide portion i9 to such depth that the narrow or reducedportion 23 coincides with portion 20 of the opening in wall 15. In theembodiment illustrated, skid I8 will drop down into contact with wall I4and will thereupon be retained in a fixed position without the use ofany separate fastening means such as screws, rivets or springs. It willreadily be understood, however, that the concept of this invention isnot limited to an arrangement as shown but includes a construction inwhich the opening in the guide member is formed in the bottom wall I4 aswell as side wall [5. Skid I8 would, of course, then be placed throughthe opening in the bottom wall to such depth that the narrow portions ofthe skid and the opening coincide and would then be moved horizontallyuntil portion 22 would lie beneath the narrow portion of the opening. Asuitable spring 01' other means could be used to retain the skid in suchposition.

Fig. 4 illustrates in detail a section of an assembled drawer within thedrawer guide. As shown, a generally U-shaped drawer slide 24 includes apair of flanges 25 and 26 which may be welded or otherwise secured to aside wall 2] of drawer H. Before inserting drawer slide 24 into drawerguide [2, skid I3 is disposed within the guide as heretofore explained.The drawer slide may easily be inserted in the drawer guide by merelytilting the front of the drawer upwardly and placing the slide in thecut out portion of the guide. In completely assembled relation, thebottom wall 28 of drawer slide 24 is supported on the upper surface ofskid 18, thereby positively preventing displacement of the skid from itsfixed position on the guide. The bottom surface of skid I8 is preferablysupported on bottom wall M of guide IE but may be disposed in spacedrelation to the bottom wall if desired. Drawer II is centered betweenthe projecting ends of skids [8 which aid in opposing any side thrustthat may be imposed on the drawer.

Figures 5, 6 and 7 illustrate the manner in which the rear skid isfixedly secured to the drawer slide rather than the drawer guide, and iscarried by the drawer slide. There is provided a drawer slide 29 0f agenerally U-shaped configuration including a pair of flanges 30 and 3|which may be secured to a side wall 32 of drawer II by welding or othersuitable means. The vertical side wall of drawer slide 23 preferablyincludes a bent in portion 33 at the base of the U. Openings 34 and 35are provided in the side walls of the U; which in this instance form thetop and bottom walls of the drawer slide. There is thus provided anopening in the slide member having relatively wide and relatively narrowportions 36 and 3'! respectively. A skid 38 is herein provided which isgenerally U-shaped but includes a pair of inwardly facing flanges 39 and48 as shown. The top and bottom portions 40a and 4017 are eachpreferably curved to provide smooth contact and easy sliding of the skidmember within the drawer guide. A pair of curved ribs 400 and 40d areprovided on the outer portion of the vertical side wall of skid 33 toinsure a smooth sliding fit between the vertical side wall of the skidand the inner vertical surface of drawer guide 43. In this manner, thereis provided a skid having an opening including relatively wide andrelatively narrow portions 4| and 42 respectively. More specificallythat space included between flanges 39 and 40 constitutes a relativelynarrow opening, while that portion adjacent the base of the skid 38 andbeneath flanges 39 and 48 constitutes a relatively wide opening. Asshown in Fig. 6, skid 38 may be easily and quickly attached to slide 29by merely distending the skid and snapping the flanges 39 and 40 overportion 33 of the slide. In this manner, the need for screws or rivetsor other fastening means is obviated.

As shown in Fig. 7, the drawer guide 43 is formed of generally U-shapedconfiguration and includes a horizontal bottom flange 44, a verticalbase 45, a horizontal top flange 48, and a vertical flange 41. Base 45is welded or otherwise secured to a vertical wall 48 of a cabinet panel.In assembled relation, skid 33 is carried by a drawer slide 49, andcontacts flange 44, base 45 and flange 46 as the drawer is moved from afully closed to a fully opened position. Drawer slide 43 includes a pairof ofiset flanges 50 and 5| which are secured to the side wall of thedrawer.

The skid members heretofore described may be of any suitable compositionbut are preferably formed of a material such as nylon impregnatedsynthetic plastic or formed purely of a synthetic resin, without a nylonbase. Skids of either composition have been found to be satisfactory inpractice since both function to provide a low coefficient of frictionand have suitable wearing qualities. While this specification hasdescribed the invention in terms of a single slide and guide member, itwill be understood that similar slide and guide members are provided onopposite sides of the drawer so that the drawer is supported on eachside thereof by a skid member as disclosed and described.

It will be seen that the invention provides a novel arrangement formounting a skid member to either the drawer guide or drawer slide orboth in which the skid member is retained in a fixed position in itssupporting member without the use of screws, rivets, or other fasteningmeans. The skid may be easily and quickly placed in position and isreadily adaptable to large scale manufacture on an economical basis withconsequent savings in labor and material costs.

While our invention has been disclosed and described in a particularembodiment thereof, it is to be understood that various changes andmodifications may be made as will readily be apparent to a personskilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope thereof.Having described our invention, we claim:

1. In a cabinet having drawers slideably mounted therein, a drawer guidefixedly secured to the cabinet, a drawer slide fixedly secured to saiddrawer and having a portion thereof extending into the confines of saidguide, an opening in said guide having relatively wide and narrowcommunicating portions, a skid adapted to be inserted into said openinghaving a portion extending between said guide and slide in supportingand sliding relationship with the under surface of said slide and theside wall of said drawer respectively, said skid having spaced parallelsurfaces for engaging the opposite surfaces of said guide adjacent thenarrow portion of the guide opening to retain said skid in assembledrelationship with said guide, a pair of horizontally extendingvertically spaced openings formed in one end of said drawer slide, and aunitary skid having inturned flanges for engagement with saidhorizontally extending openings to retain said skid on said slide, saidunitary skid having upper, lower and lateral bearing surfaces slideablyengaging the interior of said guide, said skids cooperating to slideablymaintain said slide in spaced relationship with said guide.

2. In a cabinet having a drawer slideable mounted therein, a drawerguide fixedly secured to said cabinet, a drawer slide fixedly secured tothe drawer, said guide surrounding said slide in spaced relationshiptherewith, said guide being formed to define an opening, a skid engagedwith the opening of said guide and extending between said guide andslide for slideably supporting the underside of said slide, said slidebeing formed to define a pair of horizontally extending verticallyspaced openings, and a unitary skid having inturned flanges engaging thehorizontally extending openings, said skid having curved top, bottom andside surfaces for slideably bearing on the interior of said guide, saidfirst and second named skids cooperating to slideably position andsupport said slide within said guide.

3. In a cabinet having a drawer slideably mounted therein, a drawerguide comprising a channel bar of c-shaped cross section fixedly securedto the cabinet, a drawer slide comprising a channel bar of U-shapedcross section fixedly secured to the side wall of the drawer andprojecting outwardly into the interior of said drawer guide, said drawerguide being formed to define an opening adjacent one end thereof, a skidsecured within the guide opening and extending beneath the lower portionof said U-shaped drawer slide, and a unitary skid secured to one end ofsaid drawer slide, said last named skid having curved upper, lower, andside faces for engaging said guide, said firstand second named skidscooperating to maintain said channel bars in spaced parallelrelationrounding said slide in spaced relationship therewith, said guidebeing formed to define a T slot adjacent one end thereof, a skid havingan end portion for engagement with the T slot of said guide, said skidbeing assembled to said guide in position to slideably support theunderside of said slide, said slide being formed to de-' fine a pair ofvertically spaced openings in one end remote from said skid, a secondskid having upper, lower, and side bearing faces, a pair of inturnedflanges formed integrally with said second named skid, said. flangesengaging the vertically spaced openings for securing said skid to saidslide, said slide being recessed adjacent said second named skid toprevent movement parallel to said slide,-the bearing faces of saidsecond named skid engaging three interior surfaces of said guide, saidfirst and second named skids cooperating to centralize said slide withinsaid guide.

LOUIS GEORGE BUCHY. HENRY MARION.

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